Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per was 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Africa Western and Central 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.3373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3464 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Norway 0.3446 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Peru 0.3432 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Bangladesh 0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Sudan 0.3365 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Eswatini 0.3358 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9767 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI 818.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,563 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,536 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9601 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 15.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,563 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,600 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Africa Western and Central?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Africa Western and Central was 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.